Washington earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km WNW of Gorst, Washington

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Gorst, Washington on Thu, Oct 10, 1985, 10:09 AM PDT (17:09 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 0 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-10 17:09:35 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
47.547° N, 122.801° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 14954 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.70 km ENE of Riverbend, Washington · 14952 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.69 km W of Belfair, Washington · 14950 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.33 km ENE of Oak Harbor, Washington · 14944 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.62 km ENE of Keyport, Washington · 14941 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.84 km WSW of Wilderness Rim, Washington · 14940 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.62 km ESE of Silverdale, Washington · 14933 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.58 km NW of Greenwater, Washington · 14931 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.51 km NNE of Klahanie, Washington · 14930 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.726 km E of Neilton, Washington · 14921 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.37 km ESE of Riverbend, Washington · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.611 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14909 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.87 km N of Quilcene, Washington · 14960 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.117 km ESE of Carbonado, Washington · 14967 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.02 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.43 km NW of Burien, Washington · 14969 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.82 km WNW of Navy Yard City, Washington · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.23 km S of Issaquah, Washington · 14972 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.53 km S of Monroe, Washington · 14972 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.63 km NW of Redmond, Washington · 14974 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.03 km SSE of Issaquah, Washington · 14977 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.51 km NNW of Freeland, Washington · 14977 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.85 km E of Hobart, Washington · 14981 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.04 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 14983 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.812 km W of Greenwater, Washington · 14984 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.526 km SE of Neilton, Washington · 14986 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.37 km SSE of Carbonado, Washington · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10199538. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.